Mistral AI keeps all your Le Chat conversations indefinitely unless you delete them manually or close your account — there is no automatic expiry period for chat history.
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The clause defines the operational duration of data retention and establishes user-initiated deletion as the mechanism for terminating storage. This determines the period during which Mistral AI maintains access to conversation data for service administration and any other authorized uses.
Every conversation you have on Le Chat is stored indefinitely by Mistral AI until you delete it or close your account, meaning sensitive prompts or personal information shared months or years ago remains in Mistral AI's systems unless you act.
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"Data we use to provide Le Chat to you: we keep your Input and Output until you delete your account or until you delete the conversation from Le Chat.— Excerpt from Mistral AI's Mistral AI Privacy Policy
(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: GDPR Art. 5(1)(e) (storage limitation principle) requires data be kept no longer than necessary for the stated purpose. Indefinite retention of conversational data until user action raises questions about compliance with this principle, particularly as the ongoing purpose for retaining old conversations (beyond active service provision) must be justified. French CNIL's 2024 AI data guidance emphasises proportionate retention periods. (2)
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The clause defines the operational duration of data retention and establishes user-initiated deletion as the mechanism for terminating storage. This determines the period during which Mistral AI maintains access to conversation data for service administration and any other authorized uses.
Every conversation you have on Le Chat is stored indefinitely by Mistral AI until you delete it or close your account, meaning sensitive prompts or personal information shared months or years ago remains in Mistral AI's systems unless you act.
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